1. Presidential Qualifications
What do all these men have in common?
U.S. Government
Saline H.S.
Mr. Truesdell

2. Warm Up Question:
What traits, characteristics, or standards do you think a Presidential candidate must possess/meet in order to be considered truly qualified for the position?

3. Basically…

4. Warm Up Question:
What traits, characteristics, or standards do you think a Presidential candidate must possess/meet in order to be considered truly qualified for the position?

5. Formal Qualifications

6. Formal Qualifications
Qualification #1: Must be at least 35 years old
Why?
Compared to Senators & Reps?

7. Formal Qualifications
Qualification #2: Must be a Natural Born Citizen
What does this mean?
Military base in Germany?
Children of Illegal Immigrants?

8. Formal Qualifications
Qualification #3: Lived in the U.S. at least 14 years prior to election
Why would this be important?

9. Informal Qualifications

10. 1 2
Four Corners 3 4

11. GENDER: A qualified Presidential candidate must be a male

12. Religion: A qualified Presidential candidate must be a strongly devoted Christian

13. Appearance: A qualified Presidential candidate must be physically attractive

14. A Good Speaker: A qualified Presidential candidate must be very charming and charismatic

15. Education: A qualified Presidential candidate must have a college degree

16. Wealth: A qualified Presidential candidate must come from a wealthy background

17. Military Service: A qualified Presidential candidate must have previously served in the armed force

18. Political Experience: A qualified President must have prior political experience

19. Wrap Up… After today’s discussion….
In 3-4 sentences: Predict and describe what traits, characteristics, or standards the Republican candidate for the 2010 Presidential election might possess/meet. In your response make sure to use the ideas we talked about today in oder to explain why those factors would be important.